Saturday, July 23, 2005
Came across a tarot card stall along Orchard Road on Wednesday night when we were on our way to Cineleisure for the KTV nightout. I sat down for a reading and the results are... disturbing.I asked for a reading about my career. And the first card actaully showed "The Lovers". Woah. Let me quote from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Tarot and Fortune Telling:
The Lovers card upright is about making choices in love and romance. With this card, there's always the possibility of a new romance or a new direction for the heart. The angel Raphael indicates inspiration from above, and so, love at all levels- spiritual, physical, and emotional.
This card also points toward harmony with others around you. Family and personal relations are very important to you, and you want all your relationships to be balanced and intimate. You may be trying to make choices and decisions for the highest good in your life. Or you may find new love, or the love of something new starting out in your life. The Lovers card is all about learning the ways of the heart, attraction, and the desire for cooperation.
I asked about my career and the reading tells me about my love life straight away. Maybe I'm not concentrating on my question enough; maybe subconsciously I'm thinking too much about love lately because I'm around too many goodlooking guys these few weeks. It's been such a long time since I've met with such a 'high-quality supply'. (Laugh all you want ZX... But you have to agree with me on this.)
The next 2 cards answered showed the 8 of swords and 10 of swords respectively. The reader told me that even if I get involved in a romantice situation, it's not going to last because I'm going to let go of it for my career. That's very true. I've always said that this is a really bad time period for me to be emotionally attached to a guy. Bing Bong!!
8 of Swords: Fear, Fear and More Fear
Upright Imagery and Meanings: A woman stands alone in a marshy place, with eight seords surrounding her- but notice that they don't pierce her. The woman is bound and blindfolded, and a castle in the distance may be either home or a place of future refuge.
The 8 of Swords reminds us that our fears can certainly render us helpless and put us in the very position in which the woman in the card finds herself. This can be the fear of moving out of a situation or of leaving something because we don't know what will replace it. The bondage of fear is a strong one, and when it's got you in its claws, you don't feel secure with anything new.
The 8 of Swords represents restricted action because of indecision and an inability to cope with the changes going on around you. Sometimes, this card makes you feel like you've created your own prison, or that your fears have kept you from attaining your goals.
The woman could be too weak to fight for her rights, or continuous worry may be causing her still more stress, initiating a vicious cycle of self-imposed restrictions. Unable to think clearly, the woman needs good, sensible advice.
10 of Swords: The End of a Cycle
Upright Imagery and Meanings: The 10 of Swords shows a graphic picture of a man lying in a desolate wasteland with ten swords piercing his back. He represents what war, strife, and major trauma can do to all of us: They can break us down so that we give up our will and fortitude.
This card represents the end of a cycle. This could be getting a divorce or quitting a job, but the final conclusion is at hand because there's no life left in the situation anymore. The conditions are obsolete and could lead to sudden misfortune if they don't reach their natural conclusion.
This card can indicate a deep sense of loss, which could be about a legal, worl, or social situation. This card signals the end of a karmic cycle and the end of a lifecycle the way it has been. Past obligations are now concluded so that the old lifestyle comes to a close, and the karmic debt is completed.
I can't remember the other cards after that, but they did say something about my career--- It might not a longlasting one. Maybe I'll quit after a few months... Sigh. Not sure if that's going to happen, but I certainly hope that I can stay on for as long as possible.
If my eyesight and memory didn't fail me, the last card was the Page of Pentacles.
Upright Imagery and Meanings: The Page of Pentacles brings to the forefront the need to study the pentacle before him. He loves to study and learn practical things, and is diligent about his life. The messenger of the Pentacle suit, the Page brings to us hope and the promise of good luck in the material world.
The Page of Pentacles can be a young, persevering scholar, generous and kind with all he meets. He's enthusiastic about education, progress, and the material rewards that come with them. Careful and cautious, he studies everything before making a decision.
Hmmmmmm. The reader asked at the end if I'm always attracting guys. I was like "Huh!!! Got meh?? I have average dress sense and my face is not exactly drop-dead gorgeous. And most of my friends and classmates are female; I'm not a clubbing animal thus the very low rates of meeting with new and eligible guys... hmmmm"
Still, the readings were quite accurate and it hit on many of the points that I believe. Am I going to meet with someone special soon? Well, I'll let you know if I do.
A Lone Fighter stayed home at Saturday, July 23, 2005